Make web2py run under Apache mod_wsgi on Fedora Core 18

Install web2py under apache on FC18

# Dependencies
yum -y install openssh-server python python-devel tkinter sqlite-devel zlib-devel httpd httpd-devel mod_wsgi mod_proxy_html mod_ssl wget

# web2py
rm -rf /var/www/html/web2py
chmod 755 /var/www/html
git clone https://github.com/web2py/web2py.git /var/www/html/web2py
ln -s /var/www/html/web2py/handlers/wsgihandler.py /var/www/html/web2py/wsgihandler.py
chmod 755 /var/www/html/web2py
chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/web2py

# SSL
mkdir -p /etc/httpd/ssl
openssl genrsa 1024 > /etc/httpd/ssl/self_signed.key
openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -sha1 -days 365 -key /etc/httpd/ssl/self_signed.key > /etc/httpd/ssl/self_signed.cert
openssl x509 -noout -fingerprint -text < /etc/httpd/ssl/self_signed.cert > /etc/httpd/ssl/self_signed.info
chmod 400 /etc/httpd/ssl/self_signed.*

# Apache / mod_wsgi
if [ -e /etc/httpd/conf.d/welcome.conf ]; then
  mv /etc/httpd/conf.d/welcome.conf /etc/httpd/conf.d/welcome.conf.disabled
fi
cat  > /etc/httpd/conf.d/default.conf <<EOF
NameVirtualHost *:80
NameVirtualHost *:443
<VirtualHost *:80>
  WSGIDaemonProcess web2py user=apache group=apache
  WSGIProcessGroup web2py
  WSGIScriptAlias / /var/www/html/web2py/handlers/wsgihandler.py
  WSGIPassAuthorization On
  <Directory /var/www/html/web2py>
    AllowOverride None
    Order Allow,Deny
    Deny from all
    <Files wsgihandler.py>
      Allow from all
    </Files>
  </Directory>
  AliasMatch ^/([^/]+)/static/(?:_[\d]+.[\d]+.[\d]+/)?(.*) /var/www/html/web2py/applications/\$1/static/\$2
  <Directory /var/www/html/web2py/applications/*/static>
    Options -Indexes
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from all
  </Directory>
  Redirect permanent /admin https://hostname/admin
  <Location /admin>
    Deny from all
  </Location>
  <LocationMatch ^/([^/]+)/appadmin>
    Deny from all
  </LocationMatch>
  CustomLog /var/log/httpd/access_log common
  ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/error_log
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:443>
  SSLEngine on
  SSLCertificateFile /etc/httpd/ssl/self_signed.cert
  SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/httpd/ssl/self_signed.key
  WSGIProcessGroup web2py
  WSGIScriptAlias / /var/www/html/web2py/wsgihandler.py
  WSGIPassAuthorization On
  <Directory /var/www/html/web2py>
    AllowOverride None
    Order Allow,Deny
    Deny from all
    <Files wsgihandler.py>
      Allow from all
    </Files>
  </Directory>
  AliasMatch ^/([^/]+)/static/(?:_[\d]+.[\d]+.[\d]+/)?(.*) /var/www/html/web2py/applications/\$1/static/\$2
  <Directory /var/www/html/web2py/applications/*/static>
    Options -Indexes
    ExpiresActive On
    ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 hour"
    Order Allow,Deny
    Allow from all
  </Directory>
  CustomLog /var/log/httpd/web2py_access_log common
  ErrorLog /var/log/httpd/web2py_error_log
</VirtualHost>
EOF
echo "WSGISocketPrefix run/wsgi" >> /etc/httpd/conf.d/wsgi.conf
cd /var/www/html/web2py
sudo -u apache python -c "from gluon.main import save_password; save_password(raw_input('admin password: '),443)"
service httpd restart